Georgia 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB311 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/28/2025

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Senate Bill 311
By: Senators Mangham of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Orrock of the 36th, Kemp of the
38th, Harrell of the 40th and others 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
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Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as2
to provide for additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride3
share network services relative to driver safety and hiring and the privacy of personal4
information for drivers and passengers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting5
laws; and for other purposes.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7
SECTION 1.8
Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,9
relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, is amended in10
Code Section 40-1-192, relating to transportation referral service provider registration11
requirement, licensure, exemptions, and additional requirements, by revising subsection (d)12
to delete "and" at the end of paragraph (9), replace the period with "; and" at the end of13
paragraph (10), and add three new paragraphs to read as follows:14
"(11)  Provide a manner for informing a driver utilized by such transportation referral
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service provider whether the location where such driver is to provide services has a violent16
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crime rate greater than the current national average based upon statistics compiled by the17
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program;18
(12) Ensure security and privacy of personal information collected for drivers and19
passengers; and20
(13)  Provide for a grievance process for any driver utilized by such transportation referral21
service provider."22
SECTION 2.23
Said part is further amended in Code Section 40-1-193, relating to ride share network service24
registration requirement, licensure, required list of all ride share drivers, additional25
requirements for ride share network service businesses and drivers, and law enforcement26
access to digital information in smart phone of driver, by revising subsection (c) to delete27
"and" at the end of paragraph (4), replace the period with "; and" at the end of paragraph (5),28
and add three new paragraphs to read as follows:29
"(6)  Provide a manner for informing a driver utilized by such ride share network service30
whether the location where such driver is to provide services has a violent crime rate31
greater than the current national average based upon statistics compiled by the Federal32
Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program;33
(7) Ensure security and privacy of personal information collected for drivers and34
passengers; and35
(8)  Provide for a grievance process for any driver utilized by such ride share network36
service."37
SECTION 3.38
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.39
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